Clenching apparatus



Filed' March 15, 1944 10 Sheets-Shet 1 I ulfforney' April 16, 1946. 'A. NELSON 2,393,550

CLENCHING APPARATUS Filed March 15, 1944 10 Sheets-Sheet 2 J/er/Msorz April 16, 1946. .A. NELSON CLENCHING APPARATUS Filed March 15, 1944 10 Sheets-Sheet 3 Ap 1946. A. NELSON 2,398;550

CLENCHING APPARATUS Filed March 15, 1944 1d Sheets-Sheet 5 P 15, 1946- v A. NELSON 2,398,550

CLENCHING APPARATUS I Filed March 15, 1944 10 Sheets-Sheet '7 A. NELSON CLENCHING APPARATUS Filed'March 15, 1944 J 10 Sheets-Sheet 8 9 A. fiELsoN 2,398,550

GLENCHING APPARATUS Filed March 15. 1944 1.0 Sheets-Sheet 9 April 16, 1946. A. NELSON CLENCHING APPARATUS Filed March 15, 1944 10 Sheets-Sheet 1o Patented Apr. 16, 1946 CLENCHIN G APPARATUS Albert Nelson, Chicago, 111., assignor to American Brake Shoe Company, Wilmington, Del., a corporation of Delaware Application March 15, 1944, Serial No. 526,645

19 Claims.

This invention relates to clenching apparatus of the character employed in assembling operations to firmly clench or clamp at least one part upon another.

There are many instances where one or more parts are clamped upon another part in the assembly of various devices. Usually certain of the parts are equipped with tongues or the like that are passed through openings in other parts so as to thereby bring shoulders on the parts including the tongues or the like into engagement with one of the faces of the other parts and thereafter the tongues or the like are clamped onto the other faces of such parts so as to thereby firmly unite the parts in assembled relation. Typical instances in which such operations are performed is in the assembly of the attaching lugs onto the ductil metal reinforcements disclosed in the patent to Pogue No. 2,035,720, patented March 31, 1936, or in the patent to Trainer No. 1,872,850, patented August 23, 1932. Such ductile metal reinforcements are utilized in brake shoes of the character employed to effect deceleration of railway and like equipment. These reinforcements are embedded in the backs of such shoes and the lugs which are attached thereto medially thereof are at least in part surrounded by the body metal of the shoes so asto thereby afford what are known as center attaching lugs which are utilized in securing shoes of this character in operative position in the brake rigging 'of railway and like equipment. Inasmuch as such shoes and therefore the reinforcements included therein are subjected to vibration and other forces in the course of use thereof, it is essential that the lugs be firmly secured to the reinforcements so as to prevent such relative movement between the lugs and the reinforcements as might be detrimental in the course of use of the shoes in which the reinforcements are included in the customary 'manner.

Heretofore lugs have been secured to reinforcements of the aforesaid character through the utilization of a punch press and the initial assembly operation and control of the punch press has been effected manually. Thus, for example, a die block has been provided in the punch press and a lug to be clenched to a reinforcement has been dropped into an opening in the die block with the tongues at the free ends of the lug extended upwardly. Thereafter the reinforcement, 01' steel back as it is commonly known, has been disposed in position to have the tongues extended through appropriate openings therein and thereupon the punch press was set in operation and a forming member therein operated to bend the tongues into inclined position and extended toward or away from each other. Thereafter the lug and back were moved to another position in the press to be associated with another forming member and there- 7 upon the press was again set in operation and this second forming member operated to bend the tongues over into engagement with the adjacent face of the reinforcement or back. While such operation has in the past proven to be satisfactory it has been relatively slow and expensive and because of the manual factor entailed there have been instances where, because of careless workmanship, proper assembly of the lugs on the backs or reinforcements has not been effected.

In view of the foregoing,it is among the primary objects of my invention to enable one or more parts to be clenched or clamped onto at least one other part in such a way as to insure that proper assembly of the parts will result and also to effect such assembly ofthe parts in a rapid and expeditious manner so as to thereby enable the'operations to be carried out economically.

Yet other objects are to successively advance parts to be assembled togetherby a clamping or clenching operation to an operating means effective to perform the clamping or clenching operation; to so interrelate operation of the advancing means and the operating or clamping means as to insure that the parts to be clamped together will be brought into proper'position relative to the clamping means at predetermined times in the operation of the advancing and clamping means; and to so arrange the advancing means that the parts to be clamped one to the other may be disposed thereon in such relation one with the other that operation of the clamping or clenching means thereon will bring about final assembly of the parts one on the other.

Still further objects are to advance elements of an endless conveyor in a step-by-step manner into and from operative position in a clamping or clenching means; to enable certain of the parts to be as'sembledto be disposed on the elements of the conveyor and to thereafter enable other parts that are to be assembled with the first-named parts to be disposed in proper relation with the parts already disposed on the elements of the conveyor; to so interrelate the operation of the clenching means and the conveyor the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

the parts carried thereby will be accurately oriented relative to the parts of the clenching means that are to be effective thereon; to insure that movement of the conveyor will be arrested with at least selected of the elements thereof in predetermined positions each time the step-byestep movement thereof is interrupted; and to afford a novel and eficient apparatus which will enable the here-' inabove recited and related objects of this invention to be realized.

Another object is to so construct and arrange an apparatus of the kind described and having an endless carrier chain or conveyor, operable in a step-by-step manner to advance assembled parts carried thereon into proper relations with associated clenching means effective to secure the parts together, that easily replaceable die blocks may be incorporated therein so as to adapt the endless carrier chain, for accommodating different kinds and sizes of assembled parts and advancing them into positions to be acted upon by the associated clenching means.

Still other objects are to simplify and facilitate the operation and use of such a clenching machine; to provide means operable in timed relation to operation of advancing means and clenching means of the kind described to receive assembled parts discharged from such apparatus.

and carry them step-by-step into position to be deposited upon an elevated surface so as to be located in position for easy lifting and ultimate disposition; to so interrelate the operation of the carrier chain and the means to receive assembled parts discharged therefrom that the transfer of such parts from the carrier chain to the receiver means occurs during at rest intervals in the step-by-step advancing of'the carrier chain and said receiver means; and further to insure that movement of the receiver means will be arrested during the time such assembled parts are deposited thereon.

Other and further objects of the present invention will be apparent fromthe followin description and claims and are illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, by wa of illustration, show preferred embodiments and the principle thereof and what I now consider t be the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle. Other embodiments of the invention embodying the same or equivalent principle may be used and structural changes may be made as desired by those skilled in the art without departing from the present invention and the purview of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional punch :press having the, novel conveyor and related parts of my invention associated therewith;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view looking in at the left-hand side of Fig. 1;

3 is a plan view taken substantially on Fig. 3A is a sectional detail view, drawn to an enlarged scale, with respect to the scale of Fig. 3, showing the manner in which certain elements of the conveyor are assembled;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 on Fig. 3;

Fig. 4A is a sectional detail view taken substantially on the line 4A-4A on Fig. 4;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken sub stantially on the line 5+5 on Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View taken substantially on the line 6-5 on Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view showing certain of the parts illustrated in Fig. 1 in one of the operative positions thereof;

Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views taken substantially and respectively on the lines 88 and 99 on Fig. 6;

Fig. 10 is a fragmental side elevational view of an alternative embodiment of assembl apparatus wherein an elevator conveyor apparatus is associated with the dischargeend of the assembly apparatus;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the elevator conveyor apparatus illustrated in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an end elevational view of the elevator conveyor apparatus, taken along line l2 l2 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional view taken on line l3l3 of Fig. 10;

Fig.14 is a sectional detail view taken on line it l l of Fig. 12;

Fig, 15 is a sectional detail view taken on line i5l5 ofFig. 12;

Fig. 16 is a longitudinal sectional detail view through a fragment of the upper flight or run of the carrier chain shown on the assembly apparatus illustrated in Fig. 10;

Fig. 17 is a fragmentary plan view of the carrier chain shown in Fig. 16;

Fig. 18 is a transverse sectional view, on an enlarged scale, through thecarrier chain, taken on line I8--!8 of Fig. 17;

Fig. 19 is a longitudinal sectional detail view similar to Fig, 16, showing a modified form of carrier chain construction; and

Fig. 20 is a plan view of the chain fragment shown in Fig. 19.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 9 of the accompanying drawings, the

invention is applied to a punch press generally indicated by P which includes a bed B that is desirably supported in spaced relation with a floor or the like. Vertically extending ways W are provided in the press P and afford guides for the ram R which is driven from the crank shaft CS in the well understood manner, power 1 being supplied to the crank shaft CS through a fbelt BE or the like passed about the driving pulley K fast on the crank shaft CS. Such an arrangement of a punch press is conventional, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, and in this regard it is to be understood that the novel elements of my apparatus may be utilized in connection with any suitable punch press or other means including an operative member in brake disc I! (Figs. 6 and 9), is keyed or other-j wise suitably secured to the shaft l6 outwardly of the bearing housing |2. A ratchet wheel. I8 is keyed or otherwise suitably secured to the shaft |6 outwardly of the bearing housing l3 and a circular plate I9 is secured to one face of the ratchet wheel |8 so as to be disposed between this-ratchet wheel and the adjacent end of the bearing housing 13. Thus the brake .disc I! and the ratchet wheel I8, together with the plate I9, are effective to prevent longitudinal movement of the shaft IS in the bearing sleeves l4 and I5.

In the course of operation of the punch press P, a step-by-step movement isimparted to the shaft I6 and to this end a crankdisc (Figs. 1 and 2) is secured to the crank shaft CS outwardly of the frame of the press and at the end of-the crank shaft opposite that at which the pulley K is mounted. A bearing pin 2| (Fig. 2) is eccentrically mounted in the crank disc 20 and a bearing sleeve 22 is disposed thereabout. A col- 1ar'23 is interposed between one end of the hearing sleeve 22 and the adjacent face ofthe crank disc 20 while a retaining washer 24, held in position, for example, by a bolt 25 mounted in the free end of the bearing pin. These are effective to prevent displacement of the bearing sleeve from the bearing pin 2| and to prevent movement of the sleeve therealong. A socket26 is formed unitarily with the bearing sleeve 22 and one end of a link 21 is secured in this socket. The other end of the link 21 is secured in a socket 28 formed unitarily with a bearing sleeve 29 that is mounted for movement about but held against displacement from a bearing pin 30 which is mounted at the free end of the arm 3| of a rocker generally indicated by 32. This rocker includesa bearing sleeve 33 that is disposed about theshaft |6 out wardly of the ratchet wheel l8 and which is held against displacement from the shaft by a retaining disc 34 secured in position by the bolt 35 extended into the shaft. In each rotation of the crank shaft CS the crank disc 20 makes a complete revolution and this, through the link 21 and theparts to which it is connected, is effective to impart a rocking. movement to the rocker 32 about the shaft I 6.

An arm 36 projects inwardly from the bearing sleeve 33 of the rocker 32 in juxtaposition to the adjacent face of the ratchet disc l8 and this arm, as shown in Fig. 7, extends beyond the periphery of the ratchetdisc. A pawl 31 is pivotally mounted, as indicated at 38, at the free end of the arm fective to retract the pawl 31 from the position shown in Fig, 1 into the position thereof shown in Fig. '7 and in the course of such movement of thepawl 31, in' acounterclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 7, this pawl is retracted from engagement with oneratchet tooth 40 into engagement with the succeeding ratchet tooth in a clockwise direction about thejratchet disc l8, asit is viewed in Figs. 1 and 7. However, after the elements attain the position thereof shown in Fig. l the arm 3| of the rocker 32 starts to move upwardly. and this causes the pawl 31 to move from the position shown in Fig.7 to the position shown in Fig. 1 and in the course of this movement the ratchet disc I8 is driven. Thus, so long as the crank shaft CS is in operation a step-by-step movement in a counterclockwise direction, as

'viewed in Fig. 7, is imparted to the shaft IS. The

step-by-step movement that is thus imparted to the shaft I6 is utilized to advance the parts to be clamped together into operative position with respect to clenching elements. carried by the ram R of the press P. i

Thus, sprockets 4| and 42 (Fig. 6) are keyed or otherwise suitably secured to the shaft Hi immediately inwardly of the'bearing sleeves l2 and I3 and endless chains 52 and 53, to be described presently, are respectively passed about these sprockets, these chains being part of the mechanism that advances the parts to be assembled together into operativ position in the press P.

As best shown in Figs. land 3, a stand 43 is mounted on the same support as that on which the bed B is supported and in spaced relation with 36 and is biased toward the periphery of the ratchet disc |8 by a spring 39 extended between thispawl and the arm 36. A plurality of uni-- formly spaced ratchet teeth 40 are formed in the periphery of the ratchet disc I8. The reciprocating movement that is imparted to the link 21 in the course of each revolution of the crank shaft OS to thereby impart a rocking movement to the rocker 32 causes the arm 36 of this rocker to move between the two positions thereof respectively illustratedin Figs. 1 and '7. The arrangement of the partsis such that the arm 36 and pawl 31 are disposed in the positions thereof shown-in Fig. l at the end of the movement of the arm 36 'in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1. In

- the frame of the press P on the side'thereof opposite. from which the brackets l0 and l are extended. The stand 43 includes two interconnected and spaced apart uprights 44 and 45 which have ways as 46 (Fig. 1) formed therein in which bearing blocks as 41 are disposed. A shaft 48 is journaled in the bearing blocks as 41. Adjustment screws as 49 are effective on the bearing blocks 41 to force them through the ways as 46 in a direction away from the press P. Sprockets 50 and 5| (Figs. 1 and 3) are fast to the shaft 48 respectively in alignment with the sprockets 4| and 42 so that the endless chains 52 and 53 that are respectively directed about the sprockets 4| and 42 may'also be respectively directed about the ner shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 7.

As best shown in Fig. 3A, which is a detail view of a fragment of the chain 52 and of two of the blocks 54, two openings 55 and 56 are formed in each block 54. The shanks 51 and 58 of pins as 59 and 60 are extended into the openings 55 this regard, the crank shaft CS and the'crank and 56 respectively. .A link as 6| extends between the body 62 of a pin as 6|] in one block 54 and the i body 63 of a pin as 59 in an adjacent block as 54," this link having openings in which the pin bodies 62 and 63 are respectively pivotally mounted. A sleeve as is disposed'about the body 62 of a pin'BB in one b1ock 54 and a sleeve 65 is disposed about the body 63 r the pin 59 that is ex:

tendediinto the same block 54. These sleeves 64 and 65 have reduced shoulders at the ends there-- of and the reduced shoulders at corresponding ends of these sleeves -64 and 65 are extended into cpenings'in alink 66 that is disps'edadjacentto the rests against two links 8|. Likewise thereduced, shoulders at the o'ther corresponding ends of the sleeves 54 and65jarefextendedinto' openings ina linkQSl. Another link 68 extends be tween the pines 60 in one block 54 an'd the pin as 59in an adjacent block 54, thi'slinkfifl being. disposed'outwardly of the links, as 61 that are connected to the respectivepins Eli and 59; Shoulders as 69*and '10 are 'respectively provided 0n the pins 66 and 59 and the shanks'58 and 51 of these twopins are driven into the openings as 56 and '55 until the shouldersiifi and "70 rest against the outwardly disposed faceof the link .68. An arrangement corresponding to the foregoing is provided at the opposite ends of'the blocks as 54 shown in Fig. 3A to thereby interconnect these ends of these blocks. Eachof the'adjace'nt blocks 54 are interconnected as corresponding; ends thereof and it is'this arrangement that affords the chain 52. A similar arrangement at the other corresponding ends of the blocks as 54 serves to interconnect these blocks and affords the chain '53.

Rails as H and 12 (Figs.3-and 1) extend from the standas 43 tothe die block 13 mounted on the bed B of the pressmcorresponding ends of these rails being connected to the die block by brackets 14 and'l5 (Figs. 3, '6 and 1). The rails and l2, respectively, underliethe passes of the chains 52 and 53 between the stand 43 and the press P, these rails underlying the sleeves as 64 and 65 which'are so related to the bodies :62 and 63 of the pins on which they are mounted and the links 56 and'6'l intowhich they are extendedthat these sleeves serve as rollers which roll on the rails H and 12. As best shown in Fig. 3, the rail H (and also the rail 72) terminates inspaced relation with an anvil'15 that is rested on the die block 13. The-blocks as 54 pass onto the upper surface of this anvil 16 as the rollers as 64 and 65 ride ofi of the rails 1| and'l2, the blocks as 54 resting on the anvil 16 when elements on the ram R are efiective on parts carried by the blocks as 54 and which are to be c'lampedtogether, as will be explained. Rails as 11 aridTfl (Figs. 4, 4A and 1)' respectively, extend between the bracket Ill and the side-frame 44 of the stand 43 and the bracket H and the side frame 44 of this stand.

These rails 11 and 18, respectively-underlie the lower passes of the chains 52 and 53 between the sprockets 4| and 5D. asbest shown in Fig. 4A. Hence, the'rails as-H and I2, the anvil as I6 and. the rails as l! and 18 afiord support for the chains '52 and 53 and the blocks as 54 carried thereby so as to relieve these chains of undue stress during the course of travel thereof between the sprockets about which they are respectively directed.

As shown in Fig. 4, a plate 19 is secured to the lower end of the ram of the press P and two formingot clenching elements 80 and 8| are bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the lower face of this plate. The elements 80 and 8|. are spaced blocks 54 is aligned with the element 80 while-the othe'rbf the blocks 54 is aligned with the element 81 "Thereforefas the ramR of'the press P moves toward the blocks as 54 that are disposed on the anvil T5, the element 80 may operate on parts to be assembled that are carried on one block 54 while the element 8| may operate on parts that are to be assembled that are carried on an adjacent block 54,"the manner in which these elements operate on these parts being described more fully hereinafter. Further in this regard, the crank disc 20 is so mounted on the crank shaft CS and the ram R is so connected to this crank shaftthat the shaft 15 is driven in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 1, to thereby'impart an advancing movement to the chains 5| and 52 during the time the ram R and the elements 8| and 82 are completing their movement in an upward direction and are starting their movement in a downward direction. Therefore, the chains 5| and 52 are brought to rest during downward movement of the ram R and desirably the chains come to rest immediately prior to the time the elements 8| and 82 move into operative relation with parts carried by the blocks 54 that are disposed on the anvil 16 when the chains come to rest. Hence, the elements 8| a'ndtlZ may perform their clenching function and return to an elevated position prior to the time the chains '52 and 53 are again driven from the shaft l6.

Therefore, since the elements 80 and 8| will act on parts carried by the blocks 54 disposed on the anvil 16 during an at rest interval in the stepby-step advancing of the conveyor, including the chains 52 and 53 and the blocks 54, it is important that these blocks 54, and therefore the conveyor as a whole, be brought to rest in predetermined positions accuratel related to the positions of the elements 80 and 8|. To this end, means are provided for efiectively arresting movement of the chains 52 and 53 and the blocks 54 and therefore the shaft l6 at the end of each advancing movement imparted to these elements. Thus, aplurality of uniforml spaced apart notches 82 (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 6, '7 and 8) are formed in the periphery of the disc l9 that is secured to the ratchet wheel I8, as described hereinabove. A bushing 83 (Figs. 6, '7 and 8) extends outwardly from the bracket II and a pin 84 is mounted therein on which a rocker 8'5 ispivotally mounted. A pin 86 is pivotally connected to the rocker 85 and is extended through an opening 81 (Figs. 6 and '7) in a plate 88 that extends outwardly from the bracket A collar 89 is fast on the pin 86 and a spring 90, disposed about the pin 86 between the plate 88 and the collar 89, is effective to urge the pin 86 and therefore the rocker 85 in such direction that the tooth 9| on the rocker 85 is urged toward the periphery of the disc |9.

'- The notches B2 in the periphery of the disc I 9 one from the other in an amount corresponding are so related to the ratchet teeth 40 in the ratchet wheel I 3 that when the pawl 31 attains the position thereof shown in Fig. 1, at the end of the movement thereof in one direction, which movement causes advancing of the shaft l6 and the conveyor, a notch 82 will be aligned with the tooth 9|. Hence, when the conveyor comes to rest at the end of an advancing movement imparted thereto, the tooth 9| moves into a notch 82 to seat therein in the manner illustrated in Fig.

8. Such seating of the tooth 9| in a notch 82 is effective to positively arrest movement of the shaft I6 and therefore the conveyor including the chains 52 and 53 and the blocks as 54. Therefore, since the positions of the notches 82 and the tooth 9| are accurately relatedto the. positions of the blocks as 54 along the chains 52and 53, the seatingiof the tooth 9| in a notch 82 is effective to accurately orient the block's54 disposed on the anvillfi relative to the elements 80 and8l. v

The tooth' s! must, or course; be withdrawn from the notch 82 "in 'which it is seated prior tov the time an advancingmovement is to beimparted to the ratchet wheel l8 and the shaft l6.

3| downwardly to retract the pawl 31 from the position thereof shown in Fig. 1 into position thereof showniin Fig. '7, causes the tooth 9! on the rocker 85 tobe retracted from'the notch 82, this retraction being brought about by the action of the cam surface 93against'the efiect of the spring 98. However, as the pawl ,31Iadvances from the position thereof shown; in Fig; )7 to'the' "position thereof shown in Fig." 1', the cam surface '93Inoves out of engagement with the stud 94 and upon disengagement of these elements'the spring 80 is effective to urge the tooth 9| into engagement with the periphery or the disc l9 so that the tooth 9| will seat in a notch 82 when ,the pawl 31 attains the position thereof shown in Fig. 1, this occurring at the end of the driving movementof this pawl that is effective toafdvance' the ratchet wheel-l8 and the shaft'ifi; I

In course of operation of the crank shaft CS and during the time the bearing pinj2| moves When the tooth 9| isseated' from the positionlthereof shown in Fig. 1 to a diametrically opposite'position with respect to the crank disc 20, the pawl 31 is being retracted from engagement with one ratchet tooth 40 into engagement with a succeeding, ratchet'tooth 48; Furthenduring' the time bearingpin 2 fadvanfces from the" aforesaid diametrically op osite too. thin to the position thereofshownin' Fig. 1, a driving movement is impartedtothe ratchet disc l8, the shaft l8 an'd'the conveyor including the chains 52 and 53 and the blocks 54.' The position of the bearing pin 2| on the crank disc 20' is such that the driving movement imparted through the pawl'31 attains its greatest velocity at' the time the bearing pin 2| is midwa 'betwee'n its aforesaid diametrically opposite position and the position thereof shown injfig. 1. The result of this is that the driving movement of the pawl accel erates rather slowly during the initial'part of its movement and decelerates during the final movement thereof. Particularly by'reason ,of "thisQdeceleration, the conveyor, includin the chains'52 and 53 and the b1ocks'54, is j dec'eleratin'g when the movement thereof is arrestedby the tooth 9| moving into a notch=82. In fact of'this, however, the tooth 9| inaybesubjected to a rather drum being disposed about/the periphery of the brake disc IT. The. brake drum 95 includes a lu 96 that is pivotally mounted on the outer face of the bracket in as indicated at 91. The brake drum also includes twocircular surfaces 98 and -99 on which blocks of suitable friction material it! are mounted andwhile the brake has a slot |Il2 extended into the lug it while another'slot I83 is provided therein in diametrical opposition to the slot I02 this slot I53 extending through bosses Hi4 and I05 provided on the drum. A bolt IE5 is freely extended through an opening in the boss I85 and is screw threaded into an opening in the boss )4. By adjusting the position of the bolt 86 relative to the bosses I04 and 35 the force with which the block of friction material I00 and m are applied to the periphery of the brake disc may be adjusted. This arrangement affords a constantfriction dragon the shaft l6 and the conveyorincluding the chains 1 52 and 53 and the blocks54. Theforcevwith lated to the momentum attainedlb'y the shaftlfi and the partsjcarried thereby ahd theiiconveyor including thechains 52 and 5 1ij'ah'd the blocks 54, thi relation being such that the momentum will be efiectively overcome when tliei tooth" 9| seatsina n'otch 92;, .1, n

Hence, since movement of the conveyor is being decelerated at the time the tooth 9| i to seat in a notch 82 and by reason of' the. reduction of momentum of the conveyor-and related parts by the action of the aforesaid braking arrangement,

the tooth 9| is relieved ofiunduelstresses when it becomes effective tojarrest movernent' ofdthe conveyor. Moreover, 1 such arrangement of the apparatus insure accurae positioning of." parts to be assembled relativejto thefclenching-ele merits 80 and 8|, such part being carriedby the blocks 54 into operative relation to these clenchingelem'ents. s

In order that "the partslto assembledgwilllbef accurately positioned (on g the carrier blocks .54.

; thereby dispose the parts iniqpehable relation other suitable material and includes a transverse,

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as these; re brought to re'st'lb ijlthe a nriato with the clenching elements 8;! and 8|,,Leaph car rier block 54 ha an opening orpoeket, lllllformed mediallyin the upper, surface, thereof. f Each of the pockets lli'lin'the carrier -b1ocks J54 has a liner ma frietionally fitted, therein Each of the.

liners IUBMispreferabIy composed ofjnietallio or inneror bottom wall |09,.a pair. of spacedgside walls IHSA, and a pair o flanges ,I I8 which'bear upon the Wall of th carrier block adjacent the mouth of thejpocket therein ,(Fig. 4A).?

Eachof thecarrier blocks also holes extends throughthe carrier block from the base or. inner endfo'f thepocket I01 therein to the surface of the carrier block which is oppesite the mouth of the pocket I'll-I; This arrang e rnent enables the liners l08in the pocket illlto be removed and replaced when w0r r1, 'such removal being accomplished by inserting asuitabletool,

severe shockwhen-it seats into a'notch' as 82 and cludes thebrake disc and what in effect is-a brake drum'that is generally indicated by 95, thi

such as a'punch, through the'holeflllj" o that the tool bears at its inner] er dupon the base or transverse wall I09 of theline'r 488;;wherehpon m1 and replacedby a new liner.

A stock or supply of attaching lugs L may be carried upon a suitable supporting surface such as a table I I2 which is arranged at one side of the conveyor52-53-54, adjacent the pick up or re- 7 s. so 1501a formed therein (Fig,.4A) and eachpfthese the linermay be readily drivenput of its pocket clenching.surface l2 1 which i convex. upwardly ceiving end thereof, as shown in Fig; '3, and a supply of brake shoe backs S may be arranged upon a suitable support, such as a table I i 3, which may be arranged on the opposite side of the conveyor from the table [2 and adjacent the receiving end thereof. l

This arrangement enables the workmen to place the lugs L successively inthe pockets IBI- I08 in the carrier blocks 54 with .the bight portion or transverse wall of each 'U-shaped lug L resting upon the bottom wall I09 of the pocket liner and with the legs of each lug projecting vertically upwardly to dispose clenching tongues T on their ends above the mouth of the pocket. The backs S may then be lifted from the supporting table H 3'and placedupon the carrier blocks 54 with the convex surface of each back S facing downwardly and withthetwo tongues of each lug projecting, upwardly through medially arranged spaced openings provided for the reception thereof in each of theback S,v asshown in Fig. 3.

It will thus be seenthat as a step-byestep move-. mentiis imparted to the conveyor52+5354 each carrier block 54 and the assembled but unclenchd back S and mg L unit carried thereby are moved into a fully 'at rest position upon the anvil 76, under thefirst clenching'element 80/ The ram R, and the plate 19 of the press P are thereupon lowered, thu forcingthe first clenching element 83 downwardly .into engagement with the upwardly projecting tongues ofthelugL disposed therebelow. This action of. the first clenching element BiJbendsthe tongues of the lug L disposed therebelow inwardly toward each other, shown in Figll, and to this end; ands as to facilitate the initial bendingflof the'tongue of each lu' toward each other; the bottom Wall of the first clenching element. 80 is preferably provided with a curved (Fig.4), l 3

Accordingly, a the operation of the apparatus proceeds the ram Ro and theplate 19 f thepress P andthe'clenchingfelements.80 and 8! carried thereby are raised and the conveyopadvances-am other step, thereby moving. the thus partially clenched lug L across the anvil re r'rom. its initial position under the .first clenching-element 8i! intoja fully at rest position under the second clenchingelement 8 I. At the same time. the next succeeding carrier block 54 and the assembled butunclenchedback s, and the lug L unit carried thereby are advanced into a .fuily; at rest position under ithe'first clenching element 89.

The ram 12- and plate '19 of the press P- are then,

again lowered whereupon the second clenching 7 element 8| engages the previously and partially bent over tongues of thelug L disposed therebelow and completes the clenching of these tongues of the lug L upon. the back S. assembled therewith by forcing thesetoneues downward into fully clenched position and in which position they lie flat upon'the concave. upper surface ofw-theback S, thus completing the clenching operation and theaccurate assembly ofth brake sho v back S and its attaching lug L, i 1

The new clenching apparatus includes novel means for removing the assembled and clenched brake shoe back and attaching lug units SL; one at a time, fromthe conveyor 52-553-54-at the. unloading end thereof (left-hand-end as, seen in Figs. 1 3 and 4). To this endarock shaft H4 is journaled in the brackets 10 and l l (Figs, 2 and 7) and faston this shaft area pairof spaced untioned in substantial alignment with the sprockets 41 and 42 and the conveyor chains 52 and 53, respectively, which are movable therearound (Fig. 2). Fast upon the rock shaft, H4, at one end thereof, is an arm H6 and this. arm H6 is pivotally connected, as at ill, to a link Ila (Fig. 7). This link H8, in tumnis pivotally connected, as at I I9, to an extension 12,0 ,oiithe rocker arm 3! which is arranged upontheshaft [6, as shown in Fig. 7.

When the conveyor 52-53554. completes a cycle of operatioms and is in its fullyat rest position, the unloading or knock-off arms U5 are disposed in the position in which they areshown in Fig. 4, thatistosay, they are disposed inwardly or behind one of the assembled and clenched back andlug units SL. 7 However, as and when the link 2.! is lowered by operation of the crank shaft CS and the parts 20 to 26, inclusive, shown in Fig. 2, associated. therewith, andas an incident to move m hepaWL-supportine arm 36 and the advancing pawl 31 carried thereby into, their retracted position, as shown in Fig.7, the. motion'thus imparted by the linkj2lftolthe. rocker-arm .31 operates to rotatethe rocker-arm 3|, clockwise into the positioninwhich itis shown in,F'ig. This movement ofthe rocker Iarm 3|. raises the extension'flzllthereof and the link, H8 and the arm 5 I 6 into the position, in ,whichthesepartsare shown in Fig. 7. This movementof the. partsrotates the shaft l min aoountereclockwise direction, as seen in Fig, 4, therebylmoving .the knock-ofi or unloading, arms, H5 from the position inwhich they areshownin Fig. 4 into the position in which they are. shown in Fig, 7. During. this operation. the knock-off or unloading arms H5 engage th assembled and clenched back andthe lug unit SL carried bythe adjacent carrier block 54fand force the same ofl ,from. itscarr-ier. block 54, whereupon the thus unloaded clenched back andlug unit SL may be allowed toiallbx avity onto a conveyor or into a suitable receptacle.proyided therefor at the unloading end of the conveyor (left-hand end enin Fi s; 1, .4 andfll f v Itwillbe noted; in this ,connection,-that as soon asthe knockroiror unloading arms] l5 have thus dislodged one of the assembled andclenched back and luaunit SLjrom.theladj acent. carrier block 54, as aforesaid, the .kILOCkzOfi. or unloading arms [I75 .are moved back .intoltheir initial position, as inEig. 4, ready to engage the assembled back and lug, BL carriedlby. the next succeeding carrier block 54 onithezcfonveyor. This movement of the knock-off or unloading farms. I 1-5 is. efiected just prior to the time that the next succeeding carrier block 54; andthe back-and lug unitSL carried thereby. are. moved into position opposite the upperends ofgthe,knockeoff or: unloading arms H5, as in Figl 4,,this, ,being accomplished as follows: As thelink 21 commences-its upward movement, incidental {go-advancing theratchet l8 and shaft 66 a eolmtereclockwisedirection, as seen in 7,. under oontrolof the-pawl 31, the movement thus imparted byv the link Z'Lto-{the rocker arm 3| moves the extension I20 .ofthe rockerarm 3| in a counter-clockwise directionfrom the position in Whichitis ShQWn in 7 v-This movementof the extension [211 of the. rocker arm 3| acts, through thelink H8 and the arm,,l l,6 to rockthe shaft I I 4 in a clockwise direction, asseen in Fig. 7, thereby moving the unloading arm l5 from the position in which they areshownin Fig. 7 back intotheir initialposition, as shown inFig; 4. Thus. the knock-ofi-orunloading-arms I l5 are. returnedto their initial position just prior to the time the vancing movement: of the conveyor, and, under control of the extension I of the rocker arm 3|, link H8, arm I16 and rockshaftv H4, .in the manner hereinbefore described.

The embodiment of the inventionillustrated in Figs. 10 to 18, inclusive, is in many respects substantially like the apparatus described in detail hereinabove and like numerals are used to identify corresponding parts, The apparatusgshown in Figs. 10 to 18, however, includes acarrier chain having separable'base blocks and carrier or die blocks that are so constructed and related as to adapt the machine for the assembly of the lugs L to driver shoe backs DS (Figs. 16-17) which are generally similar tothe regular backs Shut, because of the heavy duty required of the brakes and brake shoes on the-driver wheels of a locomotive or the like, the driver shoe backs DS are larger and of a different configuration so that they are more difficult to handle. It is intended, however, that the carrier chain, utilized to enable the apparatus to handle and advance driver shoe back assembliesDSL be easily conditioned to accommodate regular-back assemblies SL, and for this' reason, a construction is provided whereby die blocks for either type of shoe backassemblies DSL or SL may be easily and quickly attachedto or removed from the carrier chain of the apparatus.

Thus, as best shown inFigs. 16,1? and 18, the carrier chain includes base blocks I22 which are secured in position between-the chains 52 and 53 in the same manner, as the die-blocks 54 of the previously described apparatus, as by the shanks Sland 580i link pins59'and IiIl; Each'base block is rectangular in shape and of: sufficient length to extend between the chains 52 anc1'53 and each is formed with a shallow recess I 23:in i ts topiace, co-extensive, with its length. One longitudinal edge of each base block I22 hassa lateral flange I24 lying in the plane of the top face-thereof and terminating close to the adjacent base block so as to thereby provide a substantially-fiat top surface on the carrier chain assembly; 7

Each of the baseblocks; I22 has a carrier or die block I25 resting snugly in ltheshallow recess. I23, and these carrier blocks are securedtto the base blocks preferably by a plurality ofscrews I26. Each block I22 has-a oentralopem'ng I21 providing a pocket to receiveone of the U-shaped lugs L. A. liner plate I28 of hardened metaliis fitted into the bottomofthediei-block I25. so as to provide a pressure resisting fioor for thepocket I2'I'for a purpose to becomeapparent asthe description proceeds. Upon: reference to-Fig'. ,16, it will be noted that the lugs L:rest.snuglywithin the pockets I2! with their bight portion resting firmly upon the liner plate I28 and-that theirleg portions extend upwardly above the'top; face of the carrier block in whichthey are mounted.

' substantially arcuatein cross-section, whichis of such dimension as to have its. curved bottom face resting firmly'uponthe lip I24 of the base block I25 on which it is mounted,'thus effecting a firm support forsaid driver shoe. back DSprior tohfinal clenching whichi is accomplishedwin a manner to be described hereinafter.

' movement is imparted to the conveyor 52-43- 'ried on the ram of the press.

I22 in the manner as described hereinabove, each carrier block I25, andthe, assembled but unclenched shoe back DS and lug L carried thereby,'are moved into a fully at rest positionupon 'ie press anvil 76 under a first clenching element I29. The press ram R, shown in the Fig. 4 disclosure of the previously described embodiment, is thereupon lowered, thus forcing the first clenching element I29 downwardly into engagement with the upwardly projecting tongues of the lug L disposed therebelow. Inasmuch as the lower end I30 of the clenching element I29 is formed substantially convex outwardly, this action bends the tongues of the lug L disposed therebelow outwardly away from each other as shown in Fig. 16. Continued operation of the apparatus causes theram of the. press and the clenching element "I29 carried thereby to be raised, whereupon the carrier chain advances another step, thereby moving the partly clenched lug L across the anvil 76 from its position under the clenching element I29 into a fully at'rest position under a second clenching element I3I car- When the ram is again lowered, the second clenching element I3I engages the partly bent over tongues of the lug L disposed therebelow and causes the clenching of these tongues upon the driver shoe back DS assembled therewith by forcing these tongues outwardly and downwardly into fully clenched position, thus completing the clenching operation and the accurate assembly of the driver brake shoe back DS and its attaching lug L.

The clenching apparatus of this embodiment of the invention also includes unloading of knockofi mechanism similar to that forming a part of the previously described apparatus, As shown in Fig. 10, this apparatus includes a rock shaft IMA which is journaled in brackets I32 (only one being shown), and fast on this shaft are a pair I only one shown) of transversely spaced unloading or knock-off arms I I5A. Fast upon the rock shaft INA at one end thereof is an arm NBA and the free end of this arm is pivotally connected to alink IiBA. This link NBA in tum is pivotally connected to an extension A on the rocker arm 3i which is arranged upon the, sprocket shaft It in the manner previously described hereinabove.

The present arrangement, however, is so located with respect to the discharge end of the carrier chain apparatus that the forward. or free ends of the knock-off arm USA are disposed to co-act with adriver shoe. back and lug assembly DSL at an. at rest position of the carrier which is one position further. advanced than the rest position in which the knock-ofi arms II5 of the previouslydescribed apparatus. so engaged such brake shoe backs. This variance in the effective location of. the knock-off arms is desirable because of the greater weight of the driver shoe back and. lug assemblies DSL, as compared to assemblies SL, since in some instances such assemblies may require a. more vertical. line of discharge thanth'e'lighter assemblies to avoid binding of the lugsLin the recesses ofthe carrier blocks. Inadvertent discharge orlseparation of a driver shoe back and lug assembly from the carrier blocks in which they are carried while the carrier chain is moving downwardly around the-discharge end of the machine,:and prior to their. being ejected by t'he knock-off arms, may be efiectively' prevented by arranging guide or rechain 52--53 and disposed outwardly thereover as shown in Fig. 10.

The apparatus of Fig. 10 also includes novel means in the form of an elevator conveyor for receiving the driver shoe back and lug assem-' blies DSL as they are discharged or knocked off of the carrier conveyor and for advancing said assemblies in a step-by-step movement into an elevated position to facilitate their being picked up by workmen or conveyed from the machine in any suitable or conventional manner. In the present exemplification of the invention, this apparatus includes brackets I34 and I35 which are bolted or otherwise suitably secured to a base plate I36 resting on the-floor or other support for the bed B of the press P and extending outwardly from the discharge end of the carrier apparatus. Bearing housings I31 and I38 (Fig. 13) are respectively provided in the brackets I34 and I35, and in which a shaft I39 is journaled.

The shaft I39 has a pair of sprockets I 'mounted thereon, one inwardly of each of thebearing housings and secured against movement therefrom by suitable collars I4I, which collars serve also to prevent transverse shifting of the shaft I39 in its bearing housings I31 and I38. The shaft has an end extending beyond the bearing housing I31 upon which is freely mounted a sleeve I42 having an arm I43 pivotally connected as by'a journal pin I44 to one end of a link I45, the other end of which is pivotally connected by a journal pin I46 to a lever I41 depending from a'sleeve I48 carried on the shaft II4A and from which the arm II6A extends. It will thus be observed that when rocking motion is imparted to the knock-off arms I IA upon reciprocation of the link II8A during operation of the apparatus, a reciprocating rotary movement is imparted to the sleeve I42 on the shaft I39. A second arm I49 extends outwardly from the sleeve I48 on the shaft I39, which arm is pivotally connected at its free end as at I5I to a link I52 which extends forwardly and upwardly of the conveyor apparatus and has its forward end pivotally connected, as at I53, to an arm I54 carried by a sleeve I55 mounted for free rotation on a shaft I56.

The shaft I56 is journaled in bearing brackets I51 mounted upon the upper end of a built-up standard I58 carried on the base plate I36 and:

spaced a substantial distance from the brackets I34 and I35. The shaft I56 also carries a pair of sprockets I40A in alignment respectively with sprockets I40 on the lower shaft I39; and a pair of endless link chains I60 are trained respec tively over and about the pairs of aligned sprockets I40 and I40A. Upon reference to Fig. it will be noted that the lower or rearend of the elevator apparatus is located with respect to the discharge end of the carrier apparatus in such position that the brake shoe back and lug assemblies DSL discharged from the carrier will drop into cooperating relationship with the elevator chains I 60.

Step-by-step movement is imparted to the chains I60 through positive rotation of'the shaft I56 so as to advance the brake shoe assemblies in an angularly upward direction toward the upper end of the elevator apparatus. To this end, as shown in Fig. 12, the shaft I56 extends outwardly beyond one of the brackets I 51 and has a ratchet I6l firmly securedthereto closely adjacentto said bracket. The sleeve I55, which" is mounted. for free rotation on the shaft I56 outwardly-"off the ratchet; I6I, has an arm ;I62 ex tending from one side thereofyvhich carries a pin I63-upon which a pawl I64 is mounted in regisi tering alignment with the peripheral face of the ratch 1 ,165. fThe pawl -I64 is normally held against-the face of the ratchet by a spring I65, Fig, 10 lt will be evident that upon reciprocating rocking movement of the arm I49 on the lower shaft I35, a rocking motion is imparted to the sleeve I througharmI54 and link I52.

so as toimove the pawl I64 forwardly and then rearwardly acrossthe face of the ratchet I6I.

. lnoperation, the movement ofthe pawl I64 is such that it is moved rearwardly in a direction so aslto be ineffective to rotate the ratchet ;I6I at a time, whenthe knock-off arms I I5A are effec-" tive to knock off a brake shoe back assembly D SL from the carrier conveyor and downwardly onto the elevator conveyor. As soon as-the knock-off arms II5A return to their initial position, during continuedoperation of the apparatus, the pawl I64 is advanced in a forwardly direction so as to thereby engage one of the teeth on the ratchet I6I and effect positive forward rotation of said ratchet and consequently a like amount of rotation -ofthe shaft I56 upon which it is mounted so as to thereby advance the chains I a distance proportional to but somewhat greater than the distance to which the pawl I64 was ad: vanced. It vvill-be apparent also that each time an assembly DSL is knockedoff of the carrier conveyor, the assembly knocked therefrom during aprevious operation of the knock-off arms I I5Ahasbeen carried out from beneath the arms H54; so that the'shoe assembly in the process ofbeing knocked off may drop onto the elevator lugs consists of a short channel section I66 which is riveted or otherwise secured to a short extension I61 provided on selected links of thechains Inasmuch as the weight of the brake shoe back andlug assemblies DSL is considerable, additiona1 supporting gmeans is provided in the form of supporting guides I68 (Figs. 10, 11 and 14) coextensive with 'the length of the upper flight or run of each chain I60, having laterally projecting rails I69 extended therefrom so as to underhe said upper flights and carry the weight of the chains. Thus the upper-"runs of the chains I60 are supported 50 as to move in a straight path, and the upper surfaces of the guides I68 are so formed that the assemblies DSL rest slidably upon such upper surfaces and areout of contact with the chains I60 at all times. The arrangement is such, however, that the lugs I66 extend above the guides I68 so as to engage the rear surfaces or-edges of the assemblies DSL and slide the same upwardly along the guides I68 as the advancing movement of the chains I60 progresses. The guides I66 are secured in place at their respective ends to bracketsI34-I35 and I51, respectively, as by bolts I10 and HI, respectively, and terminate at their upper ends in forwardly extending guide portions I12 which slightly'o'verhang the top face of a receiving platform I13 rigidly mounted upon'angles'l14 secured at one end to the brackets I51 and adjacent their other ends to the upper ends of braces I15 rigidly secured to the standard I58. Excessive looseness in the chains I60 is efiectively avoided by providing a take-up sprocket I16 to co-act with the return flight or run of said chains, which sprocket is carried on the free end of an arm I" journaled or otherwise pivotally mounted in brackets I18 asat I18. V V

In the course of step-by-step operation of the chains I60, said chains are moved at a progressively increasing rate of speed in the same manner and at the same rate as the carrier chains 52 and 53, which rate of speed progressively diminishes as the end of the movement is approached. It is, of course, necessary to provide means to prevent a reverse movement of the chains I60 during an at rest period in the course of machine operation. Hence, a, braking arrangement is associated with the shaft I56 so as to retard the reverse rotation of the shaft I56 during the stopping operation. A suitable braking arrangement is best shown in Figs. 12 and 15 which includes a brake disc I80 mounted on the shaft I56 and what is in effect an external brake drum ISI disposed about the periphery of said brake disc. The brake drum includes a lug I82 that is pivotally mounted on the outer face of one of the bracket I! carried on one of the standards I58. The brake drum also includes two circular surfaces I83-I84 on which blocks of suitable friction material I85 are mounted and the brake drum has a slot I86 extended into the lu I82. Another slot I8! is provided therein in diametrical opposition to the slot I86. This slot I61 extends through bosses I88 and I89 provided on the brake drum and a bolt I90 is freely extended.

through an Opening in the boss I89 and is screw threaded into an opening in the boss I88. By

adjusting the positionof the bolt I90 relative tothe bosses "I88I8 9, the force with which the blocks of friction material I 85 are applied to the periphery of the brake disc I80 may be adjusted. This arrangement affords a very efiective means to retard reverse rotation of the shaft I56 and the chains I60 during an at rest period.

Asdescribed hereinbefore, the embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in --Figs. to 1-8, and particularly the construction of the carrier blocks I25,'-is adapted primarily to accommodate driver brake shoe back and lug assemblies DSL. It' is, however, also capable of being readily changed over to accommodate brake shoe back and lug assemblies SL of the kind illustrated in connection with the disclosure of the apparatus as shown in Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive. Accordingly, Figs. 19 and 20 disclose an arrangement of a carrier conveyor provided with a modified form of carrier blocks IA which are substantially like carrier blocks I25 shown in Fig. 16 except that in this instance, each is provided with a substantially rectangular pocket I2'I'A to receive a lug L, of the kind used on the brake shoe back assemblies SL, during the feeding and assembling operation. Each carrier block I25A is, like that previously described, secured in the recess I23 in top face of a base block I22 by means of bolts. I26 so as to be readily removable for interchange of carrier blocks. In other respects, the'disclosure of Figs. 19 and 20 is like the previously described disclosure of Figs. 16 and 17 and like numerals identify corresponding parts. Thus, when the machine is'to be 'used for the production-of back assemblies SL, it'is merely necessary to put the carrier block's I-25A- in position on thev'arious base blocks I22, and to mountthe forming "elements and 8| on the rain of the press. 7

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; -that the present invention accomplishes its intended objects and has the desirable advantages and characteristics including those hereinb'efore specifically pointed out and others which are inherent in the invention.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus of the class described;

reciprocating element, a conveyor for'advan'cing parts to be clenched oneonto the other into operative relation with said reciprocating element,

' driving means for said reciprocating element and said conveyor and operative to impart a Stepby-step movement to said co ve or and to v n said reciprocating element toward said conveyor and parts carried thereby during an at rest interval in the step-by-step advancing of said cona said clenching members having a curved clenching surface adapted to initiate and to eifect a partial clenching operation upon said parts at the end of an advancing movement of saidconveyor and the other of said clenching members having a relatively flat clenching surface adapted to complete the clenching operation upon said previously partially clenched parts at the completion of the next succeeding advancing movement of said conveyor.

2. In an apparatus for clenching a U-shaped attaching lug to a brake shoe backhaving spaced medially arranged openings provided therein for the reception of the legs of one of said attaching lugs, the combination of a reciprocating member having a pair of spaced clenching elements thereon, means for operating said reciprocating and said spaced clenching elements carried thereby, a conveyor including a series of interconnected carrier blocks each having a pocket therein adapted to receive a portion of one of said attaching lugs with the bight portion of said attaching lug resting upon the bottom of the pocket and with the upper end ortions of the legs of said attaching lug projecting upwardly above the mouth of the pocket and through said spaced medially arranged openings in-one of said brake shoe backs disposed upon said carrier block, means for imparting a step-by-step advancing movement to said conveyor so as to advance said carrier blocks and the assembled brake shoe backs and attaching lugs carried thereby sequentially into aligned relationship with said clenching elements, one of said clenching elements being adapted to initiate the clenching of the upwardly projecting end portions of the legs of each of said attaching lugs upon the brake shoe back assembled therewith and to effect a partial clenching thereof at the end'of an advancing movement of said conveyor, and the other of said clenching elements being adapted to complete the operation of clenching said'previously partially clenched attaching lug upon the brake shoe back assembled therewith at the end of the next succeeding advancing movement of saidconveyor. v x

3. nn-apparatus as defined in claim 2 which 

